I am so glad I decided to go with the black finish on these lights. I spent hours upon hours pouring over the new finishes in our new home we are having built. Most of our finishes are light and bright, but with a few black walnut accents. These lights and of good size, so the help to "fill the ceiling" proportionally and the dark color makes them look polished and brings down the light decor just enough to ground it, so nothing looks sterile. They were a fantastic price and work well for us.